Space: Suited for a Vacuum

The big new boosters that rocketeers are
racing to build may soon toss a man all the way to the moon, or out
into the vast reaches between the planets. But though their spaceships
are well advanced, scientists are still struggling with the problem of
what the far-traveling astronaut ought to wear when he takes the big
trip. It is far from a question of style; it is a straightforward
matter of survival.

Out in the vacuum of space, the properly suited explorer will have to be
equipped with clothing that will let him work and move about actively.
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